AuthorTopic: LST plans (Read 2322 times)

Hi,Does anyone have a set of plans for a wartime LST that I could borrow so I could have them scaled?I believe it is know as the LST Mk3, and the Americans called them the 542 class.I need the hull lines specifically (yes, I know they are basically a big floating box) but any help would be appreciated.All the bestSandy

David was very helpful , but unfortunately the plans were for an earlier LST (i.e. Mk 1 or 2) , whereas I reeeeeealllllyyyyy need plans for the Mk3 (i.e. British) LST ... In other words I never did find another set... my search is ongoing and I could do with ANY and ALL help and assistance please....

Many thanks for your reply. Fortunately I already own that book. I specifically tracked it down (and a few others besides) to try and glean anything related to the LST III. Unfortunately the elevation/top deck plan/lower deck plan aren't really sufficient for my needs. Ideally I'd like to find a set of drawings with fine detail and lines plus body plans

Doubt if you will get anything from Tom at FDD since he has gone and married a Polish lady and spends half a year in Poland and half back in Florida so he cannot keep his shop open. I now have picked up a lot more US customers who I deal with directly as opposed to them dealing with Tom for my USN fitting of which I have loads

Just to be clear, this is a scan from the aforementioned Allied Landing craft of World War Two, showing the British designed LST III. The propulsion was different, but externally one of the biggest differences was the constant draft fore-aft (the earlier US designs had a shallow draft for'ard, deeper aft). The stern was different too, being of broader transom/raked, whereas the US LST-II was mostly an elliptical stern ending in a much narrower transom/rake. For these reasons lines/body plans are a must...